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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 18, 2019 OR SB 698 Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
April 17, 2019 WA HB 1638 Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22)
April 17, 2019 MT HB 725 Establishes a State Lottery System to Oversee Sports Wagering Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
April 17, 2019 TN HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 38)
April 17, 2019 IA SF 617 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
April 16, 2019 MT HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
April 16, 2019 WA HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 16, 2019 AL SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
April 16, 2019 AL SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
April 16, 2019 TX SB 1264 Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
April 16, 2019 AK HB 35 Establishes Employment Regulations within the Board of Fisheries to Prevent a Conflict of Interest Bill Passed - House (29 - 9)
April 12, 2019 MN HF 50 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 12)
April 12, 2019 WA SB 5600 Expands Residential Tenant Protections Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
April 11, 2019 AZ SB 1346 Authorizes HIV Prevention Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
April 11, 2019 AZ SB 1346 Authorizes HIV Prevention Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
April 11, 2019 WA SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
April 11, 2019 CO SB 19-139 Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 1690 Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 36)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 840 Requires Biannual Reports from Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
April 11, 2019 FL HB 521 Authorizes Mitigation of Conservation Lands by Municipal Governments Bill Passed - House (72 - 42)
April 11, 2019 AL HB 212 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane for More than 1.5 Miles Bill Passed - House (61 - 24)
April 11, 2019 TN HB 1280 Amends State Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - House (68 - 21)
April 11, 2019 IL SB 10 Increases Teacher Salaries to $40,000 Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 11)
April 11, 2019 CA AB 101 Prohibits Citizens' Right to Appeal the Building of Homeless Navigation Centers Bill Passed - House (54 - 13)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 2 Establishes Rights for Women in Pregnancy and Childbirth Bill Passed - House (67 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/18 SB 698 Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
4/17 HB 1638 Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22)
4/17 HB 725 Establishes a State Lottery System to Oversee Sports Wagering Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
4/17 HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 38)
4/17 SF 617 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
4/16 HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
4/16 HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/16 SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
4/16 SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
4/16 SB 1264 Authorizes Arbitration Processes for Insurers to Stop "Surprise Billings" Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
4/16 HB 35 Establishes Employment Regulations within the Board of Fisheries to Prevent a Conflict of Interest Bill Passed - House (29 - 9)
4/12 HF 50 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 12)
4/12 SB 5600 Expands Residential Tenant Protections Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
4/11 SB 1346 Authorizes HIV Prevention Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
4/11 SB 1346 Authorizes HIV Prevention Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
4/11 SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
4/11 SB 19-139 Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
4/11 HB 1690 Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 36)
4/11 HB 840 Requires Biannual Reports from Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
4/11 HB 521 Authorizes Mitigation of Conservation Lands by Municipal Governments Bill Passed - House (72 - 42)
4/11 HB 212 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane for More than 1.5 Miles Bill Passed - House (61 - 24)
4/11 HB 1280 Amends State Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - House (68 - 21)
4/11 SB 10 Increases Teacher Salaries to $40,000 Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 11)
4/11 AB 101 Prohibits Citizens' Right to Appeal the Building of Homeless Navigation Centers Bill Passed - House (54 - 13)
4/11 HB 2 Establishes Rights for Women in Pregnancy and Childbirth Bill Passed - House (67 - 35)
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